During the First World War Clara studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and exhibited in their 1907 Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of Water Colors, Pastels, by American Artists May 7 - June 16, 1907.[1]

She exhibited her work at various art shows alongside but not limited to Arthur Lismer, A.J. Casson, A.Y. Jackson, Clarence Gagnon, Frank Panabaker, Homer Watson, Lawren Harris, and Emily Carr.[2][3]

To capture the true authenticity of the Canadian landscape Clara travelled thousands of miles in all seasons to paint on location in the "plein-air" method. As many of her paintings are documented recording the date, time of day and location Clara has left an historical and geographical legacy of the Canadian landscape.[4]

Clara lived at 23 Valleyview Gardens in the west end of Toronto. She died in 1974 leaving behind over 200 paintings.[5]